Journal file photoA row of homes in Bayonne. Tonight the Bayonne City Council will consider the introduction of an ordinance to that would allow landlords to remove their building from rent control statutes under certain conditions if they make improvements to their buildings.

Bayonne City Council members tonight are expected to tackle the sticky issue of rent control in the city.

They are expected to introduce an ordinance that would allow landlords to remove their buildings from rent control rules if they perform evident improvements to their buildings.

There would be circumstances in which the landlord could not opt out -- such as in buildings where senior citizens, disabled people or low-income families live.

The argument over rent control has been around for decades and has been the subject of lawsuits in Hoboken.